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Midgetoy Brief History
Midgetoy -Brief Company History It was 1943 when Alvin and Earl Herdklotz formed the A & E Tool and Gage Co. Their first products included precision tooling such as gauges that measured the contours and shapes of airplane propellers. With the end of World War...
Erector Set History
A.C. Gilbert, a toy manufacturer and Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault, unveiled his first Erector set in 1913, one-upping the contemporary Meccano building toy by allowing kids to build square girders. With a pulley, gears and strips of metal, kids could build...
History of Marbles
The earliest marbles weren’t called marbles, of course, because marble wasn’t the source material just yet. The earliest marbles were actually round stones, nuts, fruit pits or fired pieces of clay and pottery. Some say they were found in the Egyptian pyramids and in...
Punch and Judy
I thought I would do a bit of research on one of the oldest puppet shows know – Punch and Judy. I went online and was amazed at how many sites are devoted to “Punch and Judy” so if you want it there is an a lot of detailed sites…I will warn you now if you try to just...
G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe In this crazy time in the US I thought I would touch on a American icon toy of the 1960’s, G.I. Joe produced by Hasbro and first hit the market in the summer of 1964. It was sold as a toy designed to take rough play of boys not a collectible… today it is a...
What is Toy Assemblage?
Assemblage is an artistic process. In the visual arts it consists of making three-dimensional or two-dimensional artistic compositions by putting together found objects …Wiki Go Forward, Johann Dieter Wassman 1897 So in the world of Art Of Toys this means taking toys...
Five Ways To Clean Porcelain or Bisque Dolls
To continue with methods to clean toys I have spent a great deal of time cleaning old bisque and porcelain dolls. I always thought the claim "smoke free house" was kinda goofy until I bought a large lot of vintage Penny Dolls on ebay only to find they had obviously...
What is the difference between a collector and a hoarder?
What is the difference between a collector and a hoarder? Organization! I love to see how people organize and display their collections! In this day of internet I found these three interviews on youtube with three very different collections but all three have a lot of...
Zanini & Zambelli Italian Doll Comany
Information from hang tag for Zanini & Zambelli Italian Doll Company
Laurelin Gilmore created a Munny Monster!
At Art Of Toys we have been fortunate to have this talented artist share her work several times in the years past. (I myself own more than one fab painting) Laurelin is known for her beautiful oil paintings that combine the world of today with a fantasy twist so the...
Munny Art at Art Of Toys
This month we are excited to experience the creative juices of some of Sacramento's most up and coming artists though their creations using kidrobot's Munny forms. - First released in 2012, the MUNNY is a blank vinyl figure designed to inspire creativity and allow...
Artist Chris Cinder Interview
Artist Chris Cinder Interview Check out the interview! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel!
Robots featured at Art Of Toys
Exhibit Title: “ROBOTS” Artists: Chris Cinder, Robert Gordon ,Joel Stinghen and Garry Gay Exhibit Dates: May 1 thru June 9th Robots one of the most popular shows at Art Of Toys is back featuring Chris Cinder, Robert Gordon and newcomer Joel Stinghen! The whole family...
Interview with LaLa Ortiz
https://youtu.be/mJUANO-7ow0 Artist LaLa Ortiz
Amber Glassman of Magic Vessel at Art Of Toys in April
Unboxing Amber Glassman of Magic Vessel at Art Of Toys! Artist Statement Hi there, I’m Amber, I have enjoyed creating art all my life. Studying the biological sciences and learning about all the different lifeforms living alongside us is what inspired me to begin...
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